Horseshoe.



G. W. ROBERTS.

HORSESHOB.

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G. W. ROBERTS.

- HORSESHOE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 7, 1913.

1,101,333. Patented June 23,1914.

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GEORGE W. ROBERTS, 0F BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914:.

Application filed March 7, 1913. Serial No. 752,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE l V. ROBERTS, residing at Bangor, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in the construction of horse shoes and calks therefor, and the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following description and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings there has been illustrated a simple but satisfactory reduction of my improvement to practice, but it is to be understood that the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, so the showing may be considered merely illustrative, and that such changes in the details of construction may be made as fall within the scope of my claims if desired.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement with the calks attached, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the shoe with the calks removed, Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the shoe and the toe calk of the shoe, Fig. 4

is a detail horizontal sectional View on the line a-a of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the heel of the shoe and through one of the heel calks, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the heel portions of the shoe with the calk removed, Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of one of the heel calks, and Fig. 8 is a similar view of the toe calk.

In carrying out my invention I propose to provide a horse-shoe which shall embody the desirable feature of lightness, which will overcome the liability of horses striking one foot against the other, from overreaching their step, and prevent them from stumbling by dragging their toes, which, I think, is caused by the wearing of heavy shoes. The invention, also, provides a shoe which may be easily and quickly applied to the hoofs or removed therefrom, and which by the provision of removable calks will have a longer life than the ordinary shoe, these calks being adapted to be easily and rigidly secured to the shoe. It is also my purpose to provide a shoe of this class to which calks may be easily and quickly attached or detached, the said shoe and calks being provided with co-acting means whereby the calks are rigidly and eflectively sustained upon the shoe. To accomplish this purpose, I provide a shoe, which may be designated by the numeral 1, and which is constructed preferably of steel or other suitable hardened metal. The shoe corresponds in shape with that of the ordinary horse shoe, but my shoe has its underface provided with a continuous depression or channel 2, which terminates with the end walls 3 at the heel portion of the shoe. The channel provides the shoe with both an inner and an outer flange, and both of said flanges, which may be designated by the numerals 4L and 4 afford bearing surfaces, and also provide for the lightness of construction of the shoe. The body or face plate 5 of the shoe is provided upon its sides between its inner and outer walls or flanges with a desired number of nail openings 6, said openings being so shaped as to permit of the nails being freely passed therethrough, but preventing the heads of the nails entering the said openings, so that the heads of the nails are at all times disposed between the flanges of the shoe, so that pincers may be positioned between the flanges to engage with the heads of the nails to withdraw the said nails without necessitating an instrument being inserted between the hoof of the animal and the ShOe to remove the shoe from the animal.

The outer flange of the shoe at the toe portion thereof is provided with an enlargement 7, the side walls of which being inclined toward each other or toward the center of the toe. This block or enlargement is centrally provided with a longitudinally extending opening, which registers with a substantially rectangular opening, the walls of which are beveled or inclined, and which is formed in the rear or inner flange of the shoe.

The numeral 8 designates the toe calk. This call: embodies a sharpened member which has its outer face vertically straight and which has its lower straight face integrally formed with, what I will term, the body 10 of the calk. This body is provided with opposite rounded walls, the outer wall being convex, and the inner wall being concaved to correspond with the shape of the shoe at the toe portion thereof. The outer convex wall of the body is formed with a recess or depression 11, the side walls of which being inclined or beveled toward each other, the said depression and side walls thereof coinciding with the shape of the enlargement-or block at the toe of the shoe, and whereby the body of the calk will be readily arranged within the said toe portion of the shoe.

The body is provided with a transverse opening 12, and the numeral 13 designates a bolt which passes through the openings in the block at the toe of the shoe, the inner flange of the shoe and through the opening in the body of the calk. This member is provided with an elongated head, the walls of which being beveled and adapted to engage with the inclined walls of the rectangular opening in the inner flange of the shoe at the toe portion thereof. The extending portion of the bolt is adapted to receive a nut 13, and in order to prevent the rotation of the nut upon the bolt, I provide a locking member 14, which is constructed of a strip of bendable material, that is provided with an opening for the reception of the bolt and that has one of its ends bent between the calk and the toe portion of the shoe, and its opposite end bent over one of the faces of the nut.

The connecting walls of the heel portion of the shoe are each provided with a rectangular opening, that is arranged in a plane flush with the plane of the connecting member or body of the shoe and which ends with the inner faces of the flanges of the shoe. The body of the shoe at a suitable distance away from the end walls thereof is provided with a transversely arranged, preferably rounded rib 16, and the shoe is further provided at a suitable distance forward of the ribs with vertically disposed threaded lugs 17.

The numerals 18 designate the heel calks. As each of these heel calks is of a similar construction, and is connected with the shoe in a similar manner, only one of the calks will be described in detail. comprise a body member 19 from which projects the beveled call: proper. The calk overlies both the sides and the front of the body 19, and the lower portion of the body, at what I will term the rear face thereof, is provided with an extending lip 20 which is adapted to be received within the opening of the connecting member at the heel of the shoe. The body is further provided with a transverse groove 21 which is adapted to engage with the transverse rib between the side walls or flanges of the shoe, and the said body has its end opposite that provided with the extending lip reduced and bifurcated, as at 23, and the said bifurcated portion is adapted to straddle the threaded lugs.

The numeral 2 1 designates a nut for the threaded bolt, which is adapted to bind against the bifurcated end of the calk and to sustain the same in proper position in The calks 18 the heel of the shoe. In. order to prevent the accidental removal of the nut from the threaded lug, I provide a locking element 25, the same being constructed of a single piece of bendable metal and being provided with an opening whereby the same may be arranged between the nut and the bifurcated end of the calk, and the portion projecting beyond the said call: is bent against one of the faces of the nut.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof, will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is: V

1. A horse shoe comprising a member having continuous inner and outer flanges, the transverse connecting wall of the flanges at the heel portion of the shoe having a transverse opening arranged adjacent the horizontal portion of the shoe, a threaded stud upon the shoe between the side flanges thereof and spaced a distance fromthe heel flange, the said shoe having a transverse rib arranged between the stud and the heel flange, a heel calk, said calk having a recessed portion adapted to be received within the transverse connecting flange of the heel of the shoe, the said calk being provided with a tongue at its recessed portion which engages within the opening in the heel flange, the said calk having a transverse groove to receive the rib of the shoe and having its end beyond the groove bifurcated to receive the stud, a nut for the stud.

2. A horse shoe comprising a channeled member including a plate, inner and outer flanges and a connecting wall for the flanges at the heel portion thereof; the said connecting wall having an opening, the plate having a transverse rib which connects the inner and outer flanges, the said plate having a threaded stud arranged between the flanges, a call: adapted to be inserted within the channel, said calk having a tongue upon one of its ends which is adapted to be inserted through the opening in the connecting wall of the flanges, the calk being further provided with a groove which receives the transverse rib and with an aperture through which the stud passes, and a securing nut for the stud engaging the calk.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE w. ROBERTS.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM It. DAVIES, RUssnLL J. BUZZARD.

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Washington, D. C. 

